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GA-ASI Expands Cobham Ties With U.K. Reaper Support Partnership

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Friday, July 18th, 2008

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By B.C. Kessner FARNBOROUGH, England--Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) giant General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) Wednesday said it entered a teaming relationship with the United Kingdom segment of Cobham on a whole-life support package for GA-ASI products such as the MQ-9 UAS, known as Reaper in Britain. "By teaming with Cobham, a U.K. industry leader, we have taken the next step to ensure that U.K. Reaper operations can continue to be backed by timely, flexible, integrated logistics support," Thomas Cassidy,…

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